The difference between asparagus and lucky bamboo

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1. Appearance difference

2. Differences in leaves

3. The difference between flowers

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Appearance: The height of Asparagus bamboo is about 3-6 meters, which is taller; while Lucky bamboo is shorter than the former, with thick and upright stems. Leaves: Asparagus leaves are scale-shaped, and leaf-like branches are usually clustered in clusters of 10-13 leaves; while Lucky bamboo leaves are lanceolate, just like bamboo. Flowers: Asparagus flowers are white; while Lucky bamboo flowers are purple.

1. Appearance difference

1. Differences in appearance

The height of asparagus is about 3-6 meters, which is taller. Its roots are slightly fleshy, and its stems are soft and bushy, slender, more branched, and nearly smooth. The lucky bamboo is shorter than the former, about 2 meters. It is a foliage plant, upright, with branches on the upper part and a thicker stem.

2. Differences in leaves

Asparagus leaves are scales Shape, with spines at the base, leaf-like branches usually in clusters of 10-13, bristly, with three edges. The leaves of lucky bamboo are lanceolate, just like bamboo. There are 3-7 obvious main veins, the color is dark green, the edges are yellow or white, about 13-23 cm long and 1.8-3.2 cm wide. There are obvious differences between the two on the leaves.

 

3. The difference between flowers

Asparagus flowers usually have 1-3 axillary flowers and are white in color. Lucky Bamboo has 3-10 flowers growing in the leaf axils or opposite the upper leaves, and the color is purple.

2. Differences in leaves

3. The difference between flowers

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